11:14 “In those times many will oppose 5 the king of the south. 6 Those who are violent 7 among your own people will rise up in confirmation of 8 the vision, but they will falter.
1 tn Heb “the many.”
2 tn Heb “stumble.”
3 tn Or “by burning.”
4 tn Heb “days.”
1 tn Heb “stand against.”
2 sn This was Ptolemy V Epiphanes (ca. 203-181
3 tn Heb “sons of violence.” “Son(s) is sometimes used idiomatically in Hebrew to indicate that someone is characterized by a certain quality. So the expression “sons of violence” means that these individuals will be characterized by violent deeds.
4 tn Heb “to cause to stand.”
1 sn The beautiful land is a cryptic reference to the land of Israel.
2 tn This can be understood as “many people” (cf. NRSV) or “many countries” (cf. NASB, NIV, NLT).
3 tn Heb “be delivered from his hand.”